E.R.R

Tuesday, February 23, 2016

CNN will no longer have Donald Trump ally and former adviser Roger Stone

CNN will no longer have Donald Trump ally and former adviser Roger Stone on air."He will no longer appear as a guest on CNN," a spokesperson told POLITICO.Stone had made disparaging remarks on Twitter about CNN political analyst Ana Navarro that were recently highlighted by Media Matters, a media watchdog group founded by Hillary Clinton ally David Brock.Stone sent out tweets over the past few days calling Navarro, who was a Jeb Bush supporter, "Entitled Diva Bitch," "Borderline retarded" and "'dumber than dog s---." He also tweeted about Navarro in December, saying she reminded him of a "rabid pekinese."He previously called Navarro and former contributor Roland Martin "quota hires" for the network.Other sites, such as Gawker, picked up on the post and called on CNN to stop inviting him on air.In an email, Stone said CNN's decision "smacks of Soviet style censorship.""I am an unapologetic critic of Ana Navarro because I question her qualifications to opine on any political topic — she is a 'Republican strategist' who has never actually worked on any campaign beyond an honorific title," Stone said."I am politically incorrect but it appears CNN is bowing to pressure from the Clinton apparatus — not very appropriate for an supposedly unbiased news network," he added.